HR Analyst, Staffing (1241) (Limited Term)

Sylvania; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental and vision benefits

Defined benefit pension plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Flexible spending account

Vacation time

Job summary

SFUSD is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to help lead civil service staffing and talent management initiatives in a large urban school system. You will report to the Director of Classified Staffing and work within the Civil Service Staffing Team to implement district-wide HR solutions.

The strongest candidate will bring analytic rigor, collaborative leadership, and strong communication skills to support equity-focused staffing practices and an inclusive work environment for SFUSD

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; substitution options for relevant HR experience.
• Experience in talent management and organizational change is highly desirable.
• Strong communication, facilitation and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR business practices initiatives across the district.
• Coordinate talent management and staffing processes.
• Analyze classifications, compensation and recruitment needs.
• Provide guidance on policy, ADA, FMLA and union agreements.
• Collaborate with department managers to optimize staffing models.
• Support confidential handling of sensitive personnel matters.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic HR planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong interpersonal skills

Communication proficiency

HR data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

About

Job Class: 1241

Salary Range: $91,728–$111,384/annually

Appointment Type: PCS (what does this mean?)

Calendar: Full Time / Full Year

Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 130 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

What It Means to Work Here

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
• Fearless: We persist through challenges
• United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

Who We Want

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are committed to and will champion our Core Values, are inspired by our mission steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, problem solvers and who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

As a 1241 Human Resources Business Partner you will report to the Director of Classified Staffing, be a part of the Civil Service Staffing Team. You will help to lead the Civil Service Staffing Team’s transformational work to deliver on the promises outlined in our long-term, city-wide North Star, Vision, Values and Guardrails.

Examples of important and essential duties:

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

• Collect, review and analyze job data, including job analysis questionnaires, job descriptions, class specs and organizational structures to determine essential functions and required competencies; interview employees and supervisors to clarify and elicit job information and organizational relationships. Participate in and/or lead the development of Position Based Tests (PBT) and City-Wide Class Based Tests (CBT) exams within the district’s merit unit.
• Conduct internal and external surveys of classifications and salaries to determine prevailing classification and compensation trends.
• Prepare classification specifications, including definitions, allocation factors, essential duties, and job related qualifications in compliance with ADA, EEO and AA guidelines; ensure consistency within class series and job families.
• Prepare correspondence, reports and memos including civil service findings of fact, classification studies; and analyses of survey data.
• Provide advice, consultation, and information to USD departmental managers and supervisors, employees, DHR, and other jurisdictions regarding organizational structures, appropriate staffing patterns, and classification, compensation, budgetary issues and related personnel policies and procedure issues. Analyze administrators’ requests for HR information and procedures, and provide correct information in response.
• Develop written, oral and performance selection processes by collecting and analyzing job analysis information, designing the selection plan, preparing interview content with the assistance of subject matter experts, to ensure that the important competencies are measured in a valid and job‑related manner in compliance with federal guidelines on employee selection
• Analyze recruitment needs based on workforce analyses and staffing goals; develop national statewide and local recruitment plans; conduct analyses of results of selection devices to assess possible adverse impact and ensure compliance with federal guidelines.
• Plan and coordinate the administration of selection interviews by securing the facilities, raters, proctors; scheduling and notifying candidates of date, time and place of interviews; gathering and preparing documents, supplies and equipment to conduct effective and timely examinations in a uniform and equitable manner.
• Analyze results of selection procedures to determine passing scores and the most qualified candidates; prepare responses to CCSF DHR referrals or submit documentation to secure DHR authorization for provisional appointments.
• Respond to appeals or protest of personnel decisions and/or procedures; facilitate meetings between applicants, departments and or unions to resolve problems; and prepare correspondence and memos and documentation of actions or formal reports.
• Interpret and apply relevant contract provisions, including compensation, seniority, probationary status provisions, to advise departmental representatives of appropriate actions.
• Advice departments, employees and general public regarding applications of CSC rules, relevant charter provisions, Board of Education policies and administrative regulations, California Education Code, administrative codes, and relevant federal and state guidelines relating to all aspects of selection and employment including ADA, Federal Guidelines on Employee Selection, FMLA, and Collective Bargaining Agreements.
• Participate in special projects, as necessary.
• Performs other related duties

The strongest candidates will have:

• Knowledge of San Francisco’s public schools/urban public schools and a passionate belief in SFUSD’s commitment to instructional leadership as a lever toward delivering on the SFUSD Graduate Profile
• A strong record of managing organizational change and initiating key innovations
• Strong analytic and systems thinking necessary to interpret data to inform goals and strategy, as well as build infrastructure where none exists
• Experience developing and implementing talent management systems or systemic educational reform initiatives
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and roles within a complex organization
• A proven record of effectively planning, organizing and using resources to take action and achieve goals
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with senior level district staff and colleagues
• Success leading effective teams and individuals
• Experience and success with effective written and verbal communication, facilitation and presentations to large groups and a variety of audiences (e.g., staff meetings, executive briefings, public board meetings, memos)
• Ability to define and implement effective HR business practices
• Ability to work effectively in difficult situations that involve confidential and sensitive matters
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.

Substitution: Education Substitution - Verifiable professional human resources work experience in one or more of the following areas may substitute for up to two years of the required education on a year-for-year basis: recruitment and selection; classification and compensation; employee and/or labor relations; benefits administration; human resources operations; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and personnel training. (One year of experience will be considered equivalent to 30 semester or 45 quarter units of college coursework.)

What We Offer

SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $91,728–$111,384/annually commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.

Verification

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and future job opportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.

District Nondiscrimination Statement:

San Francisco Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, sexual harassment and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, or genetic information, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment.

For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.

Title IX Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:

Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person's verbal or written report. Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by using the telephone number or electronic mail address, or by mail to the office address, listed for the Title IX Coordinator.

District Title IX Coordinator:

Eva Kellogg
Office of Equity
555 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94102
415-355-7334 or [e-mail]

For more information on the District’s Sexual Harassment policy and grievance procedures, please review Board Policy 4034.

Title IX Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:

Any person may report discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Section 504 Coordinator.

District Section 504 Coordinator:

Alicia Rodriguez
1515 Quintara St., San Francisco, CA, 94116
[phone] or [e-mail]